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At NetApp, we take pride in giving our customers great service, which is one of the main reasons why we’re successful. We put a lot of emphasis on driving sales through strong customer relationships, but we also know that our backend fulfillment processes are just as important. Every link in our customer service chain has to be strong – or the chain will break.

David Northington, chairman and CEO of Cloud Sherpas, an Atlanta-based advisory group that assistants clients with cloud software deployments, spoke with IT Best of Breed the steps businesses should take when adopting the cloud.

Which cloud services providers (CSPs), aggregators and brokers on the 2014 Talkin’ Cloud 100 call the Southeast home? Here’s a closer look at the top 10 Talkin’ Cloud 100 companies that are based out of the Southeast region of the United States.

Lafarge Tarmac, one of the UK’s leading construction groups, plans to replace the majority of its Microsoft systems with Google-based alternatives in an effort to boost innovation and cut costs. LaFarge chose Cloud Sherpas to support the implementation.

Implementation is just one of the services that channel companies can wrap around a cloud HR project. The opportunities include strategy consulting, configuration, change management and the integration of HR apps with other back-office systems.